Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
NEIGHBoRHOOD NOTES.


breaking.
"A photographer, at Rock Point,
Lawrence county, was set upon by
Pittsburg Fishing Club, last week,
and badly used up.
|. New Castle has a we'll of pecu-
Iiarly bad smelling and worst tasting
water, that comes up out of well
drilled for gas by an iron firm there
several years ago. and they are now
figuring on that town as health re-
sort, baths are to be erected, etc.
Two men recently, in one day,
caught SO swapping turtles, weighing
in the aggregate $50 pounds, in Wolf
creek, Lear Grove City.
j. J. Jolly claims to have cut
II loads of hay, averaging $500
pounds each, off three acres Of what
is known as the Power farm at Con-
neaut Lake
The youngstown Telegram
says that G. n. Decker, on the Haw-
kins farm, near that town, had field
of oats that was threshed last week
and yielded 80 bushels to the arce.
Thirty bushels to the acre is usually
considered good yield.
The Sheriff of Venango county
advertises the HuliDgs homestead, at
Emlenton and other property Of Mar
Gus Hulings, the oil operator, for
sale, as the result of unfortunate
mining investments in the West.
Mr.. Jas. D. Clark, of Lawrence
county, took over eighteen tens OF
hay from four and half acres this
year. The hay is of first class quality,
and stood straight up as high as the
horses backs. Farmers who were
present when it was cut, said it was
the tallest and heaviest grass they
ever saw.
The public spirited citizens of
Union City are arranging for grand
celebration in that place on the 10Th
of September. the anniversary OF
Commodore Perry's victory oyer the
British on Lake Erie in 1913,
The Greensburg argus has an
idea that if the deyil had been on
this part of the foot-stool last week,
he'd teel like returning home for
lighter underwear and a fan.
Over two hundred saloons closed
in a. llegheny county on Saturday be.
cause the owners could not afford
$500 licenses. Score another point
for the high license law.
All members of the 11lth Penn.
sylvania Regiment are urged to at
tend the annual reunion at Warren.
Pa, on Thursday, the first day of
September nezt. The State Legis-
lature having appropriated 81, 800 to
each regiment of the State in that
battle for monument at Gettysburg,
arrangements will be made at the
coming meeting to erect a suitable
monument.
"A shower of toads fell in the
vicinity OF Spring Grove, lancaster
county, one day last week. Part OF
the farms of Peter H. Souder and
Christian Weaver are covered with
millions of little toads as big as a
mans thumb nail. This is no toad
story, but fact that can be seen by
any one who will take the trouble.
The Crawf ford Journal says a
remarkable train passed over the n.
Y, p. & o. road few evenings ago,
which consisted of twenty-five new
$4,000 pound freight cars equipped
with Reaches automatic brakes,
which are operated from the engine,
and stopped short in the yard in a
manner that MAGE old rail-oaders
marvel. The car coupling is ham
died in the same manner as the
brakes.
AN Idiana county farmer was
recently taken in by glib tongued
patent right man, who visited his
house and sbowed him patent gate
The farmer did not wish to purchase
Would he permit the patent right
man to put up the gate on the far
mer's premises in order that others
might see it? He would. Would
be sign paper disclaiming the own
ership Of said gates He would A
few weeks aftcrward another man
came around, who had judgment
note for 5000 which he desired the
farmer to pay. The farmer knew
nothing of it, but his signature was
thero, ana his lawyer sdyised him to
pay it. The farmer had not been
taking newspaper. He was too
economical.
Robert McIlwain and James
Olinger, of Armstrong county, had
rather G thrilling experience, lately
They went out to haul in the last
load of wheat and rye, as a atorm
was coming up. The former was
throwing up the sheaves, while the
latter was building the load. They
had just begun to load when light
ming struck tree twenty feet away
binding both for o moment. They
had scarcely recovered from the shock
when lightning struck the ground
just few feet off, knocking hobert
down and dazing James. Following
this came binding flash which
struck the fence near them and set
ting the meadow grass on fire. Think
ing this was enough, they hastily un
hitched the horses and started for
the house. While passing through q
wood lot, tree near them was
struck, aud, as Robert expressed it,
it was the happiest moment Of their
life when they got into the stable.
The field they were hauling the grain
from is on one of tie highest hills in
the county.
The people Of Sharon are suffer
ing the horrors Of war. The Saliva.
tion Army advanced on that tavn
last week. The following is the proc.
lamation issued by the advanced
guard of the Army:
Waves of Power Cyclones Of
Grace
The Salvation Army
Will hald q three days campaign
of real salvation demonstrations
in Sharon, Pa,
August 6. and 8.
Grand Reception